[WestNileNet] NATIONAL BUDGET TELEPATHY: THE BUDGET BRIEFCASE.
NATIONAL BUDGET TELEPATHY: THE BUDGET BRIEFCASE. The press reports that Sundays ministerial reshuffle saw a new person heading the Finance Ministry. So as we say goodbye to Mrs. Maria Kiwanuka, we know she won't be presenting the Budget briefcase to the press cameras on Budget day this year. When she was first appointed as Finance Minister in May 2011, she presented the National Budget just a few days later. She was reading what she obviously hadn't prepared herself: Emphasizing on economic policies that she had no clue about yet. That was the low point of Mrs. Kiwanuka in my eyes. But to her credit, she did later streamline government accounts withdrawal procedures and civil service salaries processes amongst her other achievements. But let me first attempt to analyze what is really in that Budget day briefcase? Ugandans! Do you Remember the 90's when citizens would sit every Sunday in Local Council meetings and decide on community matters including their needs like security, sanitation, social activities and development priorities? You witnessed those meetings some 15 or 20 years ago now. One good important aspect about it was that a people-based budget could then be drafted and consolidated starting from the LC 1 level upwards. The National Planning Authority receives these local budgets and uses them to prepare a National Budget for the Finance Ministry. That's what the briefcase is ultimately supposed to contain on Budget day. I know! It's boring to me too but someone has to look critically at these things so as not to be hoodwinked all the time. My worries are the following: When was the last time you sat in your community meeting and decided on its needs? And since most people can't remember, then who is deciding what is drafted in the National Budget? Article 10 of the constitution says The State shall take all necessary steps to involve the people in the formulation and implementation of development plans and programmes which affect them. In essence, that is what the LC community meetings were about. The foundation without which a transparent, citizenry-based national budget is virtually impossible. So given that every year we still see a Finance Minister with a brief case, yet you didn't have your say in what should be included in it, maybe we have a State with paranormal abilities that has been inquiring from you using some telepathy. That moment when the minister lifts up the briefcase for the cameras? That could be your budgetary approval to the leather case also containing someones lunch. When I say lunch, it's not sweet potatoes and a mangoe that I'm talking about. This budgetary process also lines up the billions of shillings that will later disappear that financial year through corruption. Hussein Amin. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Hep B WHO treatment guideline
Dear Christine, I would like to move a vote of thanks to especially you Christine and others like Dr. Amandua Charles Draecabo among many (I think Dratibi, the people who helped in Arua) for this tremendous effort you have put in bringing the issue of Hep B to light. I remember when we all started with this effort we never knew how long it takes to fill some of these gaps in society! Even Dr. Amandua intimated to us about the struggle with matters of health that sometimes take decades and centuries to deal with and we wanted it solved in a few months! However practice shows that resilience with a long term view is the best way forward. Christine and team, even sharing of such publications adds value, dissemination to the local community may be another way to add value… I would like to say keep up the spirit and even if the rewards do not come on earth, they will surely come in Heaven. Kind regards Richard From: WestNileNet [mailto:westnilenet-boun...@kym.net] On Behalf Of Christine Munduru Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 9:35 AM To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile; koboko...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [WestNileNet] Hep B WHO treatment guideline For those interested especially clinicians on this list, WHO has finally produced Hepatitis B treatment guideline which was released yesterday. It can help for the time being as Ministry of Health adopts it for the country. Thanks Christine ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Hep B WHO treatment guideline
Thanks Richard for the encouragement. It has not been easy. It takes alot of courage to do such especially among our community where we focus more on PHD. But as you have said it, we dont do it to get human appreciation but to serve God's people who are in dire need and He knows with what heart we are doing it. I am happy with the progress at ministry of health, it looks slow but this has been one of the fastest because of what we started. I still continue to thank the individuals and West Nile Foundation for standing behind us, without that the activity in Arua that sparked off the process at national level would not have taken place. The policy is almost complete and the plan for vaccination is out and West Nile is in the first phase but as I said earlier if we dont sustain the pressure we can go to the third phase. Am happy that politicians have now taken it up otherwise, personally am getting busy and not able to attend meetings. Eastern region is actually on top of the epidemic but has been put in third phase because people are not pushing strong enough from their region. As the struggle continues Christine On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 4:47 AM, Richard Okuti ok...@asili.co.ug wrote: Dear Christine, I would like to move a vote of thanks to especially you Christine and others like Dr. Amandua Charles Draecabo among many (I think Dratibi, the people who helped in Arua) for this tremendous effort you have put in bringing the issue of Hep B to light. I remember when we all started with this effort we never knew how long it takes to fill some of these gaps in society! Even Dr. Amandua intimated to us about the struggle with matters of health that sometimes take decades and centuries to deal with and we wanted it solved in a few months! However practice shows that resilience with a long term view is the best way forward. Christine and team, even sharing of such publications adds value, dissemination to the local community may be another way to add value… I would like to say keep up the spirit and even if the rewards do not come on earth, they will surely come in Heaven. Kind regards Richard *From:* WestNileNet [mailto:westnilenet-boun...@kym.net] *On Behalf Of *Christine Munduru *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2015 9:35 AM *To:* A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile; koboko...@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [WestNileNet] Hep B WHO treatment guideline For those interested especially clinicians on this list, WHO has finally produced Hepatitis B treatment guideline which was released yesterday. It can help for the time being as Ministry of Health adopts it for the country. Thanks Christine ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
